Foot/Ankle News

TORONTO — Most patients who underwent anterior ankle plating for arthrodesis achieved fusion based on quantitated CT studies, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

TORONTO — Patients who underwent interpositional arthroplasty of the first metatarsophalangeal joint experienced good clinical outcomes and more than half reported excellent satisfaction, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

BARCELONA — Use of absorbable sutures limited the incidence of most surgical complications in Achilles tendon repair compared with nonabsorbable sutures. However, functional outcomes were not significantly different for the two treatments, according to results presented here.

TORONTO — Tibiotalar dislocation, BMI, external fixation for initial stabilization and delay of definitive management significantly correlated with time to clinical union after ankle fracture, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

TORONTO — Increased American Society of Anesthesiologists class, BMI and patient age at the time of surgery for ankle fracture were independently predictive of decreased physical function, while increased pain was associated with lower BMI and higher American Society of Anesthesiologists class, according to results presented here.

TORONTO — Patients who underwent total ankle arthroplasty and smoked experienced significantly higher rates of wound complications and worse functional outcome scores than nonsmokers, according to results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

TORONTO — Patients who had 9 years of component survivorship following arthroplasty using the Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement were more likely to have components that survived to 15 years with minimal depreciation, according to results presented here.

At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Stryker announced the launch of its SonicAnchor, a soft tissue solution that uses ultrasonic energy to liquefy and flow into cancellous bone for fixation.

DonJoy Performance recently announced the product introduction of its Protection On Demand ankle brace that features patient-pending technology and is designed to engage when necessary to resist ankle roll and other ankle injuries.

Cartiva Inc. has received premarket approval from the FDA for its Cartiva Synthetic Cartilage Implant for treatment of arthritis in the big toe joint.